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Modularity

Property of developmental systems where functions are encapsulated in modules with simple triggers, enhancing evolvability.

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Frameworks (1)

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  • A framework originating from Levin that formalizes how hierarchical biological systems—from cells to tissues to organs—exhibit integrated problem-solving and adaptive plasticity across multiple levels of organization (metabolic, transcriptional, physiological, anatomical). It models system-level behaviors as emergent from competition and cooperation among heterogeneous subunits within composite agents, explaining how goals and regulations scale across biological scales.

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cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

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    The sequential, continuous order of text, often challenged by diagrammatic branching.
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    The directness of motivation by practical concerns, characteristic of living processes in the examples.
  • Individualityconcept0.748
    Formal notion of what constitutes an individual agent; bridges Buddhist and information-theoretic perspectives.
  • Determinismconcept0.748
    Component of EI measuring how uniquely the current state determines the future state.
  • Physical plasticity of individual cells or particles enabling adaptation to novel environments.